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Galaxy Wars (Universal set 1)

Game Information
manufacturer Universal
year 1979
Cloned by galxwars2 galxwarst galxwarst2 starw starw1
genre Shoot-'Em-Up
downloads 71
Screenshots
galxwars title
galxwars snap
galxwars gameover
Download Details
split set galxwars.zip 5.52KiB
merged set galxwars.7z 7.84KiB
standalone set galxwars.7z 4.51KiB
Game Details

Arcade Video game published 45 years ago:

Galaxy Wars (c) 1979 Universal.

Galaxy Wars is a 2-D shooter where you are given three missiles to shoot at two rows of alien ships at the top. Miniature rock-like satellites move around the screen, ready to obliterate your missile at any moment, and the ships themselves shoot at you.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : Intel 8080 (@ 1.9968 Mhz)
Sound Chips : SN76477 (@ 1.9968 Mhz), discrete circuitry

Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 224 x 260 pixels
Screen refresh : 59.54 Hz
Palette color: 2 (overlays)

Players : 2
Control : 2-way joystick
Buttons : 1

- TRIVIA -

Galaxy Wars was released in August 1979.

Export releases:
"T.T Galaxy Wars" (Taito)

Bootleg/Hacks releases :
Star Wars (Yamashita]

- SCORING -

1st rack : 50 (side hit), 100 (bottom, towards the side) or 150 (near middle of bottom) points for each ship.
2nd rack : 100 (side hit), 200 (bottom, towards the side) or 250 (near middle of bottom) points for each ship.
3rd rack : 150 (side hit), 300 (bottom, towards the side) or 350 (near middle of bottom) points for each ship.
You can probably figure the scores for higher racks from the patterns here.

- PORTS -

* CONSOLES:
[JP] Nintendo Super Famicom (jan.13, 1995) [Model SHVC-AGWJ]

* COMPUTERS:
[EU] BBC Micro (1982)
[JP] X68000 (1987)

* OTHERS:
Driver Details
source midw8080/8080bw.cpp
driver status preliminary
emulation status good
save states supported
palette unemulated
channels 1
Screen Details
display screen
type raster
orientation vertical
width 260
height 224
refresh rate 59.54hz
Input Details
player: 1
type joy
directions 2way
buttons 1way
player: 2
type joy
directions 2way
buttons 1way
Chipset Details
Intel 8080 2.00mhz
Speaker present
TI SN76477 CSG present
Samples present
ROM Details
name size crc
univgw3.0 1.00KiB 937796f4
univgw4.1 1.00KiB 4b86e7a6
univgw5.2 1.00KiB 47a187cd
univgw6.3 1.00KiB 7b7d22ff
univgw1.4 1.00KiB 0871156e
univgw2.5 1.00KiB 6036d7bf
01.1 1.00KiB aac24f34
02.2 1.00KiB 2bdf83a0